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Waiting for the @dcwater town hall meeting to start- having some unmuting issues so far
Starting now with their presentation. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.dcwater.com/flooding-town-hall__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!6LZ9ssMAIwJSR6kZGqDDfO-BtBCIAMYOwaz6G21PQSj2NJCg9F9PuqWpAMtPKaSnWPJQTgA$">https://urldefense.com/v3/__http...
David Gadis- CEO- sharing that backflow valve program has expanded to neighborhoods impacted and they are creating a new fund to help cleanup from sewage paying up to $5000 for homes
He also expresses his sorrow for those that had damage from the flooding and sewage and the damage and losses they suffered to their homes and belongings
Stating that heavy downpour 2.2 inches over 75 minutes caused flooding as system cannot handle that volume in that time
Presentation now turned over to the COO - going over background and looking at future mitigation
Rainfall evaluation by @dcwater
Rainfall totals from @dcwater collection stations
Flooding events from the past with rainfalls
Combined sewer pump station capacity pumped during event
Issues noted with storm water pumping stations
Bloomingdale,s First Street Tunnel - filled and overflowed
@dcwater preliminary findings shared while they do continue to evaluate the system and event
New program covers dewatering, cleaning and sanitizing up to $5000. No mention on costs or rebuilding and replacing lost property
Stating that sewers bear RIA are undersized - wonder what impact all new developments near the metro have impact on increased flooding and sewer backup
Here’s the link for the cleanup funds information- https://www.dcwater.com/storm-and-flooding-september-10-2020">https://www.dcwater.com/storm-and...
The next steps- preparing an action report for Mayors office and HSEMA, will further investigate communities to identify additional new mitigation measures, implement new program and expanded backflow and keep working on NEBT dc http://water.com/september10flooding">https://water.com/september...
